ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) The former South Carolina police officer who apologized after attacking a Black man seemingly without provocation during an arrest last year now wants a jury to acquit him of a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident.
A former South Carolina police officer who apologized after attacking a Black man without provocation at a traffic stop last year is seeking for a jury to acquit him of a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident. A jury heard opening statements Monday on whether former Rock Hill police investigator Jonathan Moreno committed assault and battery against Travis Price at a June 2021 traffic stop. Bystander video on Facebook showing officers wrestling with Price and his brother and forcing them to the ground. The incident prompted several days of protests last summer.
Former Rock Hill, South Carolina, police officer Jonathan Moreno, who apologized after attacking a Black man named Travis Price without provocation at a traffic stop last year is seeking for a jury to acquit him of a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident.